The Autovía A-55 (also known as ''Autovía del Atlántico'') is an
autovía in
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces o ...
. It is 32 km (20 miles) long and runs from the centre of
Vigo
Vigo (, ; ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of province of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest ...
to the
Portugal–Spain border, on the
Minho River
The Minho ( ; ) or Miño ( ; ; ; ) is the longest river in the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain, with a length of . It forms a part of the international border between Spain and Portugal. By discharge volume, it is the fourth largest r ...
at
Tui, where it connects to the
A3 motorway (Portugal).
The A-55 runs parallel to the
Autopista AP-9 for much of its length, and also connects with the
Autovía A-52 at the town of
O Porriño
O Porriño is a municipality in the province of Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Vigo.
As an industrial town in the Vigo metropolitan area, it has an important economic significance. One ...
. Between Vigo and O Porriño, the autovía is an upgrade of the
N-120 road, and between O Porriño and the Portuguese border it is an upgrade of the N-550. For the final 5 km (3 miles) of its length, from the end of the AP-9 north of Tui to the Portuguese border and the
A3 autoestrada, the A-55 forms part of
European route E01
European route E1 is a series of roads in Europe, part of the United Nations International E-road network, running from Larne, United Kingdom to Seville, Spain. There is a sea crossing between Rosslare Harbour in Ireland, and Ferrol, Spain, bu ...
.
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